NOUN | state | Huntington's chorea, Huntington's disease | hereditary disease |
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Meaning | hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia. | |
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Synonym | Huntington's disease | |
Broader | autosomal dominant disease, autosomal dominant disorder | A disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome |
chorea | Any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs | |
monogenic disorder, monogenic disease | An inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes | |
Spanish | corea de Huntington |
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